For decades, the relationship between Alberta and Ottawa has been...adversarial. Can't we all just get along? Could both levels of government cooperate, with shared perspective and priorities, to benefit everybody? What might that look like?

4:00 | Energy and climate journalist Markham Hislop maps out a path to partnership between the Alberta and federal governments.

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1:10:00 | "Insurance Lawyer X" pushes back on our May 9 interview about changes to Alberta's auto insurance system.

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